Mets did nothing wrong in Cabrera situation

Asdrubal Cabrera‘s beef with the Mets is unwarranted

The team told Cabrera that he would play second base primarily when he returned from the disabled list on Friday.

His reaction was to request a trade.

Cabrera is crazy to think that another team would be willing to play the 31-year-old everyday at one of the most demanding positions. He said he should have been told about the position change while he was rehabbing from his injury so that he could play the position during his minor league rehab assignment.

But, Cabrera only played two rehab games though, and one of them was as a designated hitter.

He did play shortstop in the series finale against the Giants on Sunday after playing second base the first two games in the series.

However, Cabrera has statistically been one of the worst shortstops in baseball this season.

In the 44 games he has played at shortstop this season, Cabrera has made 11 errors and has a .938 fielding percentage.

In other words, he has been terrible this season playing the position.

Last season, the two-time All-Star played 135 games at shortstop and made only seven errors and had a .986 fielding percentage.

The Mets are trying to do what they feel is best for the team.

Cabrera handled the situation rather poorly, telling the media about his desire to be traded shortly after the team informed him of the move to second base.

As a result, the other players on the Mets had to answer questions about it.

Cabrera looked comfortable playing second base against the Giants, the first time he had played the position since 2014 when he was with the Nationals.

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Even if he hadn’t requested the trade, the team would have been foolish not to consider moving the veteran, with his contract up at the end of 2017.

The Mets do hold an $8.5 million option on Cabrera for next year, but they were unlikely to exercise it even before the trade request.